After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun

They barely touched on Baywatch Hawaii but I loved how they really talked in-depth with the stars they did feature. Pam, Nicole, Erika, Gregory Alan-Williams, Jeremy, and Carmen got a lot of deserved time. I know some stats have avoided the spotlight after they left the show...Yasmine, for example but a lot of my favorites got little to no mention and that's a shame. Baywatch was a long running show with more than a handful of stars that made it what it was. For me, I had a favorite or two each season and the Baywatch Hawaii seasons had some amazing characters that deserved to get their moments in this documentary as well.

This was very heartfelt. The director loved what he was doing and it was obvious. It was amazing to see these people all still supporting each other. Even Kelly Slater contributed which was really interesting. It was way more that an "where are they now". It was allowing us to see these people that we all missed very much ! Some of it was sad but now we can all keep some of these people In Our thoughts and prayers. It was a lovely way to let us all in ! I thought it was going to be a boring documentary, but it was beautiful and did not exploit and shame anyone to get ratings , it allowed people to be honest and vulnerable.

As a kid born in the 80s and growing up in the 90s this was my jam and a must see! Love documentaries like this!! The "where are they now" will always be interesting to me but to really see how much of a family they were was so endearing and coming from a German family who's grandmother who was and will always in love with David Hasselhoff, seeing his relationship with Jeremy even till this day was one of the best parts. Also hearing the women talk about their own insecurities even being the bombshells they were really humanizes Hollywood. Inspiring to say the least. I'm also now going to binge bay watch Hawaii because I didn't even know it existed and pretend it's still the 90's , the best decade.

After Baywatch actually has some really interesting material on the creation of the 1990s TV staple and the experiences the creators & actors had with it. Sadly, the Hulu doc is rendered nearly un-viable by a bloated 4-episode, 3-hour runtime.

Anyone who lived through the 90s will recall Baywatch for one reason or another--it was truly a cultural phenomenon (even if objectively "not good") in a way that the fractured media landscape of today likely could not duplicate. As such, it is interesting to hear from the likes of David Hasselhoff, Nicole Eggert, Pamela Anderson, Alexandra Paul, and Carmen Electra (amongst many others). Most of them have at least one really interesting story or experience to share. This would have all fit perfectly into about a 90 or 100-minute standalone doc.

Bafflingly, though, it is instead 3 hours over four episodes. What this leads to is a lot of filler, pointless modern-day recreations, and re-used material. I am usually laser-focused when it comes to watching content like this, but even I felt the pull of the smartphone or my attention simply wandering as this series unspooled. This glacial pace does After Baywatch no favors and actually renders the good stuff less enjoyable because so much time-wasting fills in the crevices around it.

Thus, I can only go as high as 4/10 stars for After Baywatch--disappointing considering my love of everything 90s and how much I was primed to like this doc.

What's wrong with this show is the constant repetition of actors dialogue, it jumps around and doesn't have current clips of some of the stars, the stories aren't in depth enough for the viewer to draw any conclusions, some of the stories are sad but again the depth of a puddle.

The opportunity to hear how the actors felt about filming of their behind and other bodily parts would have been interesting, unlike American Gladiators it lacks teeth.

Most of the cast are thankfully in good to fair health and those who aren't deserve some kindness, I felt that David Hasselhoff could have been asked some pressing questions. I also wonder where the money went from toys etc.